Leadership wants to cancel the Innovation and Planning iteration on the water-billing ART "to catch up." What should the Scrum Master / Team Coach explain?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Canceling IP to "catch up" on water bills is selling the spare tire to buy more miles today. That buffer is why the other iterations can be honest. Without it, estimates lie and improvement time disappears.
Full Explanation
IP provides the estimating buffer that makes delivery iterations predictable and the calendar space for innovation, learning, and Inspect and Adapt. Canceling it to recover slipped work removes both the buffer and the improvement system. Low velocity, a lunch-hour I&A, and overtime are not substitutes. The Scrum Master / Team Coach explains that catching up by deleting IP makes the next water-billing PI less predictable, not more.